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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Top Ten. Or Fab Five times two...

Since I recently started writing and have decided, though my tastes run broad, that I’d focus in the YA realm, I’ve done a lot of catch-up reading this year. I still have a huge TBR list, but I got to many of the books I’d wanted to read. Here are my ten favorites. (Keep in mind that they were not all published in 2009.)

Realistic contemporary:Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher: Love his style.Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers: Laughed and cried through the whole thing.Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta: Beautifully written.When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead: This may belong below, but I'm putting it here.

Fantasy/SF:Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore: I’ll read anything this woman writes.The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins: On the edge of my seat.Nightshade by Andrea Cremer: Sorry, you’ll have to wait until October. (I’ve got an awesome crit partner!)Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: I’m actually in the middle of it right now and loving it.

Many of those books make my list. I'm a huge fan of Collins and Cashore, and since I'm a fan of Andrea's blog, I know I'm gonna love her book. Lucky you to have had the sneak preview!I hadn't heard of Cracked Up to Be, so I will go in search of that--laughing and crying are good.Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian is fabulous.I enjoyed Pearl North's Libyrinth, which has one of the best opening lines:The wind howled and the flames roared, but the books, as they died, merely fell silent.

These are my favorite *published* books which I read this yearJellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaShiver by Maggie StiefvaterHow I Live Now by Meg RosoffHunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCracked Up To Be and Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers (SGA is out 1/5/2010)Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

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A LITTLE TOO HOT (ALTF #3)
When 21 yo Samantha West takes a job as an exotic dancer out of desperation, her first private client makes her want to break all the rules, but his secret will probably get her killed.Barnes & Noble,iBooks,Amazon